# Obsidian Command Palette The [[Obsidian]] Command Palette is a dialog that you can use to quickly find and execute Obsidian commands. The Command Palette lists the built-in commands (e.g., Create New Note, Graph View: Open Local Graph, ...) as well as commands added by [[Obsidian Community Plugins]] (e.g., Templater: Open insert template modal). ![[2025-09-26 - Obsidian Command Palette.png]] The screenshot command palette, but an improved one provided by the [[Quick Switcher plus plus plugin for Obsidian]] that I highly recommend. The cool thing about the Command Palette is that it can be used to run commands directly using the keyboard. It also lets you explore all the available command. As an added benefit, it also lists the keyboard shortcut that correspond to each command, so it's a great way to discover those. Note that many plugins add commands to Obsidian. Those can greatly enhance your productivity. ## Usage To run a command from the Command palette: - Press Ctrl/Cmd + P to open the Command Palette - Alternatively, you can also open it from the [[Obsidian Ribbon]] (if you don't see the icon, you can right click on the ribbon to show it) - Type the name of the command you want to execute - Press Enter to execute it Tip: You can navigate between the commands using the arrow keys. ## References - Official documentation: https://help.obsidian.md/plugins/command-palette ## Related - [[Obsidian]] - [[Obsidian Quick Switcher]] - [[Obsidian Ribbon]] - [[Quick Switcher plus plus plugin for Obsidian]] - [[Obsidian Community Plugins]] - [[Obsidian URL Deeplinks]] - [[How to create deep links in Obsidian]]